Sant'Egidio proposes a new culture of life

The manifesto signed by the youth for a society of living together

On Wednesday 13 November, many students of Bukavu, in the Democratic Republic of Congo, attended a conference organised by the Community of Sant'Egidio on the topic: "Long live the Elderly! For the respect for the life of the elderly, against lynchings and every form of death sentence".

During the event, all students signed a manifesto where they declared their commitment:

• to raise awareness in society at all levels against the spirit of conflict;

• to use the only weapon we have, that of the word, to stop those who call to violence in the country, the city and the neighborhood;

• to condemn any form of violence, individual and collective, that manifests itself in society;

• to work for reconciliation;

• to promote living together and dialogue between people of different ethnic groups and the respect for all religions;